72nd Season – 2026-2027 RUSSELL STAGE Greater Tuna – Comedy by Ed Howard, Jaston Williams & Joe Sears, Directed by Julie Owen (June 19-28) Fundraiser – Company – Drama by Stephen Sondheim, Co-Directed by Emilio Cevallos & Stephanie Patrisso (August 14-30) Living with the Living – Drama written and Directed by Matt Carlin (October 9-18) Have Yourself a Crazy Little Christmas – Drama by Collin Andrulonis, Directed by Leona Harrison (December 4-20) The Victorian Ladies Detective Collective – Mystery by Patricia Milton, Directed by Vanessa Pearson (February 5-14) Over the River and Through the Woods – Mystery by Joe DiPietro, Directed by Donna Bane (April 2-11) Jailhouse Frocks – Comedy by Devon Williamson, Directed by Danny Seibert (May 21-30) BLACK BOX STUDIO THEATRE Graceland/Asleep on the Wind – written by Ellen Byron, Directed by Kerry Goff (September 18-27) Youth Christmas Show – TBD Directed by Renea Runnels SASS – Short Attention Span Series Volume 2 – a series of 10 short stories about “Love and Relationships – REMIX” featuring local playwrites. Co-Directed by Renea Runnels, Lorie Halford Fry and Jared Keeling, Coordinated/Produced by Danny Seibert (March 5-14) Dead Man’s Cell Phone – by Sarah Ruhl, Directed by Jeff Merriman (April 30-May 8 SEASON FUNDRAISERS Company (Musical) – Written by Stephen Sondheim, Directed by Emilio Cevallos & Stephanie Patrisso (August 14 – 30, 2026) Mis-Cast Cabaret Halloween Show – Coordinated by Danny Seibert (October 20 & 31, 2026)
71st Season – 2025-2026 RUSSELL STAGE Rotten Apples (A Production of the Young Actors Workshop) – written by Tracy Wells, Directed by Leona Harrison and Kathy Pero (June 18-20) Menopause Made Me Do It – Comedy by Devon Williamson, Directed by Danny Seibert (June 20-29) Fundraiser – The Wizard of Oz in the Wild West – Melodrama by Willard Simms, Directed by Robert Wise & Mark Stanley (September 5-14) Birthday Club – Drama by Phil Olsen, Directed by Julie Owen (October 24-November 2) Trials, Tribulations and Christmas Decorations – Drama by Matt Carlin, Directed by Matt Carlin (December 5-21) The Game’s Afoot – Mystery by Ken Ludwig, Directed by Jeff Merriman (February 6-15) Dial M for Murder – Mystery adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the original by Frederick Knott, Directed by Stephanie Patrisso (March 27-April 5) Mom’s Gift – Drama by Phil Olson, Directed by Kathy Pero (May 8-17) BLACK BOX STUDIO THEATRE A Little Elfin Magic – Directed by Renea Runnels and Vanessa Pearson (December 13-14) SASS – Short Attention Span Series Volume 1 – a series of 10 short stories about “Love and Relationships” featuring local playwrites: Priscilla Anderson, David Andrews, Jean Campi, Rishi Chowhary, Donna Latham, Lauren Tunnell, Emily Turner, Carl L. Williams and Eddie Zipperer. Co-Directed by Rebecca McClendon, Jennifer McLaughlin and Danny Seibert (March 6-15)
70th Season – 2024-2025 RUSSELL STAGE The Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Beauty Pageant (Four Old Broads) Comedy by Leslie Kimbell, Directed by Renea Runnels (August 16-25) Shelter In Place Drama by Henry Feldman, Directed by Danny Seibert (October 11-20) A Tuna Christmas Comedy by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, Directed by Julie Owen (December 6-22) The Premature Corpse Mystery by Mike Johnson, Directed by Vanessa Pearson (January 3 – February 9) The Rainmaker Written by N. Richard Nash. Presented by special arrangement by Concord Theatricals (March 21-30) Four Old Broads on the High Seas Comedy by Leslie Kimbell, Directed by Renea Runnels (May 2-11) BLACK BOX – No Productions this Season
69th Season 2023-2024 RUSSELL STAGE Cookin’ With Gus Comedy by Jim Brochu, Directed by Janet SHarpley & Renea Runnels (June 16-25) A Nice Family Gathering By Phil Olson, Directed by Julie Owen (October 27-November 5) Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol Mystery by John Logenbaugh, Directed by Jeff Merriman (December 1-17) Misery Mystery by William Goldman, based on the novel by Stephen King, Directed by Revis Bell (February 2-11) The Education of Angels Written and Directed by Matthew Carlin (March 15-24) A Little Piece of Heaven Written by Matthew Carlin, Directed by Kathy Pero (May 3-12) BLACK BOX – No Productions this Season
68th Season – 2022-2023 RUSSELL STAGE Doublewide, Texas Comedy by Jones, Hope & Wooten, Directed by Julie Owen (June 10-19) Murder on the Orient Express Mystery by Ken Ludwig (based on Agatha Christi play), Directed by Stephanie Patrisso (October 14-23) A Very Holly Moosemas Rom-Com Christmas Play by Jean Caimpi, Directed by Julie Owen (December 2-18) The Outsider Political Comedy by Paul Slade Smith, Directed by Kathy Pero (February 3-12) Beer for Breakfast Comedy by Sean Grennan, Directed by Revis Bell (March 17-26) Ann No Holds Barred Play about Texas Govenor Ann Richards, written by Holland Taylor, Directed by Jeff Merriman (May 5-14) BLACK BOX – No Productions this Season
RUSSELL STAGE Sordid Lives Comedy by Del Shores, Co-Directed by Lanier Young & Renea Runnels *Season Extra* Wrinkle in Time A Family Play by Madeleine L’Engle, Adapted by Morgan Gould, Co-Directed by Shawna Glad & Vanessa Pearson Burn A Psychological Thriller, a play by J. Muggleton, Directed by Lanier Young and Assistant Director Lorie Halford Dashing Through the Snow a Comedy by J. Jones, N. Hope & J. Wooten, Directed by Julie Owen Four Old Broads a Comedy by Leslie Kimbell, Directed by Renea Runnels Rustlers of Red Rock a Melodrama by D. Chapelle, Directed by Jeff Merriman The Bold and Bob (World Premier) a comedy written and directed by Jean Ciampi BLACK BOX – No Productions this Season
RUSSELL STAGE Christmas Belles by J. Jones, N. Hope, J. Wooten Directed by Julie Owen Love Letters by A. R. Gurney Directed by Gregory R. Brown Shows cancelled or postponed to the 67th Season due to Covid: Twelfth Night Sordid Lives The Birds Wrinkle in Time BLACK BOX SEASON All shows in the Black Box cancelled due to Covid: The Maiden’s Prayer Welcome to Arroyos Gruesome Playground Injuries
RUSSELL STAGE Plaza Suite by Neil Simon Directed by Leslie Barrera Ravenscroft by Don Nigro Directed by Lanier Young Why Do Fools Fall in Love A Musical written and created by Roger Bean, Musical Arrangement by Jon Newton, Vocal Arrangement by Roger Bean, Directed by Gregory R. Brown, Music Direction by Crystal E. Mata Our Lady of the Tortilla by Louis Santeiro, Directed by Crystal E. Mata (last weekend canceled because of Covid) BLACK BOX SEASON Fat Pig by Neil Labute Directed by Yaya Smith Proof by David Auburn Directed by Zack Varela The Glass Menagerie (This show Canceled for many reasons. Never opened) Directed by Alric Davis
RUSSELL STAGE The 39 Steps adapted by Patrick Barlow Directed by Lanier Young Best of Enemies by M.St Germain Directed by Gregory R. Brown Nunsense by Dan Goggin Directed by Zack Varela It’s a Wonderful Life, A live Radio Play by Joe Landry Directed by Zack Varela Making God Laugh by Sean Grennan Directed by Dani Knight Potato Gumbo by Jean Ciampi Directed by Julie Owen How I Became a Pirate by J.Yates Vogt & M. Friedman Directed by Alan G.Atkinson BLACK BOX SEASON Real Women Have Curves by Josefina Lopez Directed by Crystal Mata Dancing Lessons by Mark St. Germain Directed by Gregory R. Brown The Tin Woman by Sean Grennan Directed by Dani Knight
RUSSELL STAGE Second Samuel by Pamela Parker Directed by Vanessa Pearson Over The Verge, or The Geography of Yearning by Eric Overmyer Directed by Lanier Young The Addams Family Musical Music & Lyrics by Andrew Lippa, Book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice Directed by Craig Trauschke A Little Christmas Spirit by Pat Cook Directed by Julie Owen Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang Directed by Revis Bell Bell, Book, and Candle by John Van Druten Directed by Kathleen Heffernan Perf Agnes of God by John Pielmeier Directed by Gregory R. Brown BLACK BOX SEASON Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Zack Varela Accidental Death of An Anarchist by Dario Fo Directed by Alan Gardiner-Atkinson